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Chain wax

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:54 pm
by banoffee
I used to love (no not like that you perve :shock:) Castrol chain wax but they've stopped making it. Dried to, well a wax, not much fling and didn't go all sticky/shitty quickly. The stuff that's replaced it (racing chain lube) is shit.

Any recommendations for a similar product?

Re: Chain wax

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:57 pm
by viper_biker
I've always stuck with Profi Dry Lude. Not sure how it works seeing as it's 'dry', but I've used it the last 5 or so years and I get good mileage out of the chain and sprockets.

Re: Chain wax

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:38 pm
by fixer
I use SDOC100 chain lube available from hein gericke,low fling does the job. :up:

Re: Chain wax

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:26 pm
by Neosophist
They don't make it anymore? I used the last of a can over the weekend on my laid-up bikes to stop the chain going rusty.

I really don't like it for road-bike though, Even though you don't need to lube the outside of the plates I like to apply a thin coat to stop surface rust but chainwax tends to attracts a lot of dirt-grease / dust and goes mankey looking really quick.. Can't beat some gearbox oil ;)

Theres loads of it on ebay cheap though :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Motorbike-Motorcy ... 23034cbf1b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Says chain lube in the description of this cheapest one so i'd check with the seller, but if it floats your boat at £3 a can it's cheap.

Re: Chain wax

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:19 pm
by Deviant400
Worth dry lube is good , but at the mo im using a silkolene one, spray it on a warm chain and leave over night , dosnt tend to fling much , i hold a rag under the chain in the palm of my hand and spray the inside of the bottom run, and use the rag to wipe and clean as i spray the fresh lube acts like a cleaner as you wipe so gets your gold chain back to bling again ,